Sunday, November 25, 2012

Sunday's Results: 5 Days Left

We banded 16 new birds and had 12 recaptures of 10 different species.  Highlights included an American Robin and a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.  We also had 4 more returning migrants:  2 Yellow-rumped Warblers (11/08/10, 01/10/12), 1 Gray Catbird (11/08/10), and 1 House Wren (10/12/11). 





American Robin (after hatch-year, male)


Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (second-year, female)


NEW BIRDS

1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet

1 American Robin

1 Gray Catbird

10 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)

2 Swamp Sparrow

 

RECAPTURES

1 House Wren

1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet

5 Gray Catbird

2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)

1 Eastern Towhee

1 Song Sparrow

1 Northern Cardinal

 

BANDING STATS

# of Birds Banded:  16

# of Recaptures:  12

# of Species:  10

Effort:  67.3 net-hours

Capture Rate:  41.6 birds/100 net-hours

# of Nets:  12